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Isodemis brevicera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Isodemis

Isodemis brevicera is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam.

The wingspan is 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, sparsely dotted and suffused with brownish especially at the base of the wing and along the dorsum. The markings are brownish with dark brown parts. The hindwings are pale brown grey.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the termination of the sacculus and is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short) and cera, from Greek keras (meaning a horn).

References

Isodemis brevicera Wikipedia